You win this round, Ithi. The only option would be E, which makes QUEUE, a valid word.

Next round:

K

E

QUE

Since 'mud' is a valid word, I think you lose, Cindy. Or rather, I win.

I wonder where blank went?

Q

All right, our contestants have locked in their wagers. As a reminder, the category for Final Jeopardy is..

MATRIM CAUTHON

And now, here's the Answer:

Contestants must PM me their responses by midnight Eastern Standard Time tonight. Remember to phrase your response in the form of a question.

Good luck!

Actually, I think I was supposed to start the next round. Per the rules in the opening post:

Player who wins each round can either play the first letter of the next round or can wait for game host to do so (that'd be me!)

And we seem to have lost our moderator. So my apologies for not doing my duty, but since Cindy has gotten us started, I'll add:

U

MU

Ithi was close. I believe it is:

PATTERN OF AN AGE

And at last we move into the Final Jeopardy round!

In this round, players begin by PM'ing me how much of their accumulated score they wish to wager on their final question, based on their knowledge of this category:

Players have until midnight Eastern Standard Time tonight to let me know their wagers.

Tomorrow I'll post the final Answer, and players will have until the end of the day to PM me the correct response. When the scores are tallied, we'll see who wins this week's game of Jeopardy!

So remember, you can wager as much or as little as you want, from 0 points up to your total accumulated points, but you must PM me your wager by midnight EST tonight.
 

Good luck!

And the scores have been tallied. So far we have:

blank with 1200 points

Led Zep Man with 2400 points

Kronos with 2600 points

Cross with 3000 points
Dar'Jen Ab Owain with 5000 points
Turin with 8400 points

and in the lead is
Mrs. Cindy Gill with 10800 points

Well played, everyone!

And now, that's the end of Double Jeopardy. Here are the correct responses:

Category: Faraway Lands

Named The Dying Ground by Trollocs, this land reportedly is both a test and a punishment for an entire race.

Ruled by an Empress on a Crystal Throne, this land is the location of the Ijaz Mountains, known for their excellent kaf beans.

You might think twice about wanting to rule this land; they employ strict term limits for royalty of seven years.

Category: A Long Time Ago...
 

It took Lews Therin Telamon and this number of Companions to reseal the Dark One's prison. Too bad they all went mad for their trouble.

Despite its name, this era of bloody succession following the death of Artur Hawkwing actually lasted almost a century and a quarter. 

During this famous period, Shadar Logoth developed its fearsome reputation. Trollocs checked in, and they never checked out.

Category: Here There Be Monsters

These jolly green giants were crucial to healthy crops. The Green Man was the last of his kind. 

With pale skin and large eyes, these twisted men love to sing their victims a lullaby--into an early grave.

This Aiel Waste serpent didn't get its name from its love of dancing. One bite and you've permanently surrendered your dance card.

Cindy,

Horticulturalist would not have counted, because to get to that word, you have to spell Horticultural which is a valid word. The name of the game is to force the next player to spell out a valid word.

E


FOOE

Okay, I understand now. No, you definitely won the last round with Horticultura, since the only solution would be to add an L, making the word HORTICULTURAL. Never mind.

O

FO

CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT

HORTICULTURAF   ???

Okay, now I'm really stumped.

R

HORTICULTUR

Hmmm......

I think Ithi wins this round.....

No worries. As I've discovered on the WoT Jeopardy thread, running a game is a lot of work.

T

HORTICULT

U

HORTICU

Looks like

THE BREAKING OF THE WORLD

which we've already done.

I

HORTI

Awww...  

LEWS THERIN TELAMON

And now we move into the Double Jeopardy round. The answers are more challenging, but the point scores are higher. The scores from this round will be combined with the scores achieved in the first round.

So with that, let's begin.

And the categories are!

 

Faraway Lands

 

...followed by...

 

A Long Time Ago...

 

...and finally....

 

Here There Be Monsters


All right, players, here are the answers. Good Luck, and remember to PM me your responses in the form of a question.


Faraway Lands for 400 points

Faraway Lands for 800 points

Faraway Lands for 1200 points

A Long Time Ago... for 400 points

A Long Time Ago... for 800 points

A Long Time Ago... for 1200 points

Here There Be Monsters for 400 points

Here There Be Monsters for 800 points

Here There Be Monsters for 1200 points

And the scores have been tallied. So far we have:

Cross with 1000 points

blank with 1200 points

Dar'Jen Ab Owain with 1400 points

Led Zep Man with 2400 points

Kronos with 2600 points

And we have a tie for the lead with:
Mrs. Cindy Gill with 3600 points, and

Turin with 3600 points.

Well done, everyone.